An organized agitation has been initiated in Lemberg with the object of inducing Christian purchasers to boycott Jewish stores in their Christmas shopping.
Huge signs have been painted on walls in public places bearing the slogans, “Do not buy from Jews for Christmas,” “Avoid Jewish Shops Because Jews are Thieves.” Endeks have also distributed in the streets large numbers of handbills of a similar character, and they are vigorously conducting a campaign to make the anti-Jewish boycott effective. As part of their activities, they are forcing Christian firms to sign declarations not to buy from Jews.
In this connection one might mention that a similar boycott attempted in Vienna at the beginning of this week and reported in yesterday’s Bulletin, was swiftly dealt with by the Viennese authorities who, under instructions from the attorney-general, confiscated the anti-Jewish boycott appeals, which bore the slogan “Not a single penny for the crucifiers of Christ.”
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